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  2. Figure–ground (perception) - Wikipedia

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    The Rubin vase illusion, where it is ambiguous which part is the figure and which the ground Shapes which can be read as a word once the viewer recognises them as being the isolated negative spaces of a word. Figure–ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping that is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision.

  3. Principles of grouping - Wikipedia

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    Law of Proximity. The Gestalt law of proximity states that "objects or shapes that are close to one another appear to form groups". Even if the shapes, sizes, and objects are radically different, they will appear as a group if they are close. Refers to the way smaller elements are "assembled" in a composition.

  4. Gestalt psychology - Wikipedia

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    Like figure-ground organization, perceptual grouping (sometimes called perceptual segregation) [31] is a form of perceptual organization. [16] Perceptual grouping is the process that determines how organisms perceive some parts of their perceptual fields as being more related than others, [16] using such information for object detection. [31]

  5. Figure and ground - Wikipedia

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    Figure and ground (media), a concept developed by media theorist Marshall McLuhan; Figure–ground (perception), referring to humans' ability to separate foreground from background in visual images. Figure-ground perception is one of the main issues in gestalt psychology. Figure-ground in map design, the ability to easily discriminate the main ...

  6. List of eponymous laws - Wikipedia

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    Simply put this law states that evolution is not reversible; the "law" is regarded as a generalisation as exceptions may exist. [3] [4] [5] Dulong–Petit law states the classical expression for the specific heat capacity of a crystal due to its lattice vibrations. Named for Pierre Louis Dulong and Alexis Thérèse Petit.

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    When he landed in Asheville to survey hurricane damage, Trump said his conditions for California would also include the state implementing new voter ID laws — reflecting his longstanding ...

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    The "stand your ground" self-defense law has been in effect in Florida for over six years. The law is now associated with over 700 deaths.